Flurans are polyhalogenated hydrocarbons with an oxygen bridge (ether bridge) as a functional group. All five known flurans belong to the group of inhalation narcotics and are characterized by a very good hypnotic, i.e. soporific, effect. Their analgesic (pain-relieving) effect, on the other hand, is weak, so that fluranes are usually used in anesthesia together … Flurans: Effects, Uses & Risks
An anesthetic is used to produce a state of insensibility in order to perform surgical or diagnostic procedures. The term encompasses many substances, each with a different spectrum of activity. What are anesthetics? The term anesthetic is very general and is applied to many agents that induce local or whole-body insensibility. The term anesthetic is … Anesthetics: Treatment, Effects & Risks
The Mendel-Bechterew reflex is a foot reflex from the Babinski group that is categorized as a pyramidal tract sign. The pathologic reflex movement may suggest damage to the central motor neurons. Such damage presents, for example, in the context of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). What is the Mendel-Bechterew reflex? For example, when the top of … Mendel-Bechterew Reflex: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
